Chris Faytok/The Star-LedgerGiants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell said the 50-yard touchdown by Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was due to defenders who "saw it different," though he didn't mention Antrel Rolle and Corey Webster by name.

Perry Fewell had the final say. And according to the Giants' defensive coordinator, everybody was in the wrong on Dez Bryant’s touchdown on Sunday night.

“We gave them a specific look that we wanted to get into a look and all 11 defenders were responsible for that look,” Fewell said this afternoon. “The defenders saw it different, we had a communication breakdown and the big play happened.”

To review here, it’s not all 11 at fault. This is Fewell’s way of not pointing the finger at anyone in particular. At least one person was wrong. Maybe as many as 10 people were wrong.

With the advantage of the coaches’ “All-22” look, I was able to see a bit more than what NBC showed.

In looking at the play again, the Dallas Cowboys came out in a bunch formation to the defensive right side. But then, they motioned tight end John Phillips out wide to that side, where Aaron Ross was stationed. That seemed to result in some confusion on the defensive side of the ball, as Deon Grant cheated that way. Having the tight end out wide with two wide receivers inside of him might be what Justin Tuck meant when he said on Monday the formation was “sloppy.”

Now, back up a bit to when the Giants break the huddle. At this point, NBC was showing a picture of the wrap on Sean Lee’s hand. By the time they came back, the viewers had missed linebacker Michael Boley getting Rolle’s attention and pointing toward the running back. If Rolle was to play the deep half in a Cover-2 look, the running back in the flat wouldn’t be his concern at all. This lends credence to what Rolle said when he indicated the defense was in a Cover-3 look, which would mean he had “hook to flat” responsibility.

It’s tough to tell, but it looks like Webster didn’t get the full communication from Boley and Rolle. That’s why he continues to play Cover-2.

Oh, and since Fewell said the defense was trying to give a “special” look, I’d say it’s more ammo for Rolle because they came out in a Cover-2 “shell.” Showing Cover-2 and staying in Cover-2 is hardly a “special” defense.

Then again, maybe that’s the kind of simple scheme Fewell has to run at this point.

“You know what, I guess you could say yeah you could try to simplify things,” he said with a laugh. “But sometimes you try to get specific and you try to give some different things. The offense can confuse you at times. That’s what happened. That’s more or less a function of Dallas did a good job and we didn’t do a good job of recognizing.”

Fewell said the problem is “fixable.” He also said the fact Rolle was playing deep because Kenny Phillips was out isn’t an excuse.

Speaking of Rolle playing deep, he said on Wednesday he wishes teams would throw at him more often so he can make plays on the ball.

“Anytime you are playing in a pass-happy league like we’re playing in right now, you have the opportunity to be a ball hawk, whether you’re down or whether you’re back,” Fewell said. “We’ve been getting the ball thrown at us a lot, so he can be the ball hawk and find the ball as much as he possibly can in my opinion.”

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And now, on to a few other things that had nothing to do with a play that just won’t go away.

We’ll start with rookie CB Prince Amukamara’s being hard on himself for giving up a 74-yard completion to Cowboys WR Laurent Robinson. It appears to be a “quarters” or Cover-4 look, and Grant honors TE Jason Witten running a deep out underneath a post by Robinson.

In a video on Giants.com, Grant tells Amukamara he has to “drive” Robinson, meaning he has to stay with him on the post and not continue to sink deep into a zone. My interpretation would be late in the down like that the coverage converts to man. Amukamara said he was late to recognize that adjustment.

“Prince is going to be a good young player. He’s being educated a lot in a short amount of time,” Fewell said. “Some of the things you do to him in practice he retains and does well. And then sometimes they do something different to him in the game, so he’s learning on the run. He’s got on-the-job training.

“He’s smart enough that he can correct that and fix those problems.

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The Giants are ranked 30th in the league. Can they win with that kind of ranking?

“Green Bay, what are they ranked?” Fewell said.

The answer: 31st.

“You can be successful” while giving up a lot of yards, “Fewell said.

Good point. Moving on.

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Finally, Fewell on DE Jason Pierre-Paul’s night on Sunday: “The sky is really the limit for him. What you saw Sunday is just a glimmer of how good he can be. To me right now, he’s putting it together and he’s retaining some information and knowledge. And has he continues to play faster, we think he can play much faster than what he’s playing mentally as well as physically. He’ll be a terror.”

He added, “This guy’s so talented. We see it in practice, we see him every day do things that amaze you. He can be so much better than what he is right now. That’s just a glimmer of what he can do. If he can be consistent in what he can do, the sky is the limit.”